17 Feb 2009

MY WORLD - Africa in a museum

In my world I also like to visit a museum from time to time. The weather was beautiful and I choose a museum in Tervueren which is located in the suburbs of Brussels and has a very beautiful big parc. It's a nice place to walk around and afterwards visit the museum and have a little drink inside ...... read more here

What a fabulous museum! I know what you mean about the changes that have taken place. When we were young people (including children) respected things in a museum - they didn't HAVE to be behind glass -- we just knew "DON'T TOUCH!" ... but now? EVERYTHING must be protected! And sOMe things have disappeared entirely... I was SHOCKED to learn recently that OUR Star Spangled Banner does not hang freely anymore. After it's recent restoration it has been put behind glass too. So sad. That is NOT how that flag was meant to be!

I would so love to visit Belgium and see some of these things you share with us!

Oh! By the way! Carmen is planning a day to trip to Belgium while she's in Amsterdam this Spring -- she would like some advice on where to go and what to see -- the request is on her blog today... Maybe you could help her out! Carmen

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About Me

I love painting, writing, travelling and photography. My favorit models are my four cats which I observe with fun and humor. I am German, married to an Italian and we live in Waterloo (15 km from Brussels) / Belgium since many years. Waterloo is a famous place to many tourists, because Napoleon lost his battle here against Wellington and other European countries.